tyres from a breakers

**Ste** · 17th December 2009, 17:28

Why is that?

**67688c** · 18th December 2009, 14:18

If one was short of money then yes I can understand why this may be a option to some owners. As long as the tyres were good and safe.

Personally, myself when it's time to buy tyres I would always buy new. If only for the assurance/piece of mind, mine has runflats fitted as standard so it's unlikely there's too many in scrapyards anyway.

I'm quite light on tyres and tend to always get over 30k out of a set, so basically a set every 2 years, though I have had some which lasted until I dropped the car at 3yrs old. When they get down to 2 to 3mm I replace them. In my case I can't see the point of spending over 20k on a good quality car and then putting cheapo tyres on it. Tyres are pretty cheap anyway even for top branded tyres... especially when you consider how long they last.

**snapsnap** · 18th December 2009, 14:23

Fo me, No - its not worth the risk (however small that may be); you have no idea of the history. I see a scrapper being quite different to a used car. Would you fit brake pads and discs from a scrapper?

**Art** · 18th December 2009, 15:16

Our local breakers has a fully kitted tyre fitting workshop where they sell all their part worns and alloy rims. You can also pick up steel rims and wheel trims at very reasonable prices too.

I've visited them three or four times now and there's always a 30-45 minute wait with up to four fitters working there.

Brantwood Auto Recycling Ltd, 175 Willoughby Lane, Tottenham, London N17 0RU Linky here

**padawun** · 18th December 2009, 21:31

Sorry big no from me, I was told years ago when
working as a tech that the greatest load put on tyre is
whilst fitting. Having seen tyres split and cut due to bad fittment
I'm saying no to s/h tyres.Would I purchase on a rim, possibly.

**boba** · 18th December 2009, 21:51

No way. Who's to know what sort of stresses they've had before you got them. Fancy a front tyre blowout at motorway speeds?

**sshooie** · 18th December 2009, 22:39

I would have no issue providing they were priced accordingly and I could inspect them fully. As prev no different to a sh car, hire car etc.

**Ste** · 19th December 2009, 13:41

Originally Posted by boba

No way. Who's to know what sort of stresses they've had before you got them. Fancy a front tyre blowout at motorway speeds?

And to others with similar quotes.

Have you ever bought a used car? If so, and using the same theory as above, did you replaced all the tyres?

Is there any difference?

**Big Knox** · 19th December 2009, 14:20

You're bang on Ste, as long as the tyres haven't been sitting deflated for ages there, look in reasonable nick and aren't over 5 years old, there's no reason why they would be any more or any less reliable than a tyre on a used car.

If the car has been sitting for a year and the tyres are deflated or perishing then yeah I wouldn't touch them but other than that, I'd have a good look at them and if they seemed ok I would have no problem.

**snapsnap** · 19th December 2009, 19:26

Originally Posted by Big Knox

You're bang on Ste, as long as the tyres haven't been sitting deflated for ages there, look in reasonable nick and aren't over 5 years old, there's no reason why they would be any more or any less reliable than a tyre on a used car.

If the car has been sitting for a year and the tyres are deflated or perishing then yeah I wouldn't touch them but other than that, I'd have a good look at them and if they seemed ok I would have no problem.

Food for thought - the car could have been in an accident, and say, hit a kerb at 50mph and badly damaged the tyre internally.

I see the point about a tyre on a used car, but a used car is up and running, and it is reasonable to assume, in general good nick (no accidents!). The same cannot be said for a scrapper.